tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5762848210093204953..comments2019-03-21T13:07:57.730-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 26, 2018): Musical Body PartsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72147569165376014732018-09-02T21:58:53.471-07:002018-09-02T21:58:53.471-07:00Thanks, jan. I will use your riff-off because:
1. ...Thanks, jan. I will use your riff-off because:<br />1. It is ingenious, and<br />2.You didn&#39;t leave your post up very long. Not <em>that</em> many people saw it.<br />Also, my warmest regards to your wonderful wife, but I don&#39;t think your riff-off puzzle gave too much away. I doubt if Blaine would have deleted it (although he has been on a bit of &quot;blog-admisistrator-tear&quot; of late).<br /><br />LegoSaysLet&#39;sPutTheCatBackInTheBagAndLeaveItThereUntilThisFriday<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62224048298637930902018-09-02T15:45:17.775-07:002018-09-02T15:45:17.775-07:00Of course, Lego, but isn&#39;t the cat already out...Of course, Lego, but isn&#39;t the cat already out of the bag?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59165431832316333642018-09-02T13:12:58.500-07:002018-09-02T13:12:58.500-07:00jan,
Would it be OK with you if I use your &quot;d...jan,<br />Would it be OK with you if I use your &quot;delicious but self-deleted&quot; riff-off puzzle on my Puzzleria! blog this Friday? I would give you credit, of course. (I would just identify you as &quot;jan, a regular poster on Blaine&#39;s blog&quot; or by your full name, if you wish.)<br />Please let me know below, or email me at jrywriter@aol.com.<br />Thank you.<br /><br />LegoWhoKnowsAGreatRiffOffWhenHeSeesOnelegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71398761214790861332018-09-02T06:03:08.940-07:002018-09-02T06:03:08.940-07:00PS3PS3janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41036733440070875592018-09-02T05:59:39.680-07:002018-09-02T05:59:39.680-07:00Thanks, Lego, but my wife thought it gave too much...Thanks, Lego, but my wife thought it gave too much away.<br />janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51957387262657129852018-09-02T05:53:28.812-07:002018-09-02T05:53:28.812-07:00Beautiful!
jan, quit your day job and start a puzz...Beautiful!<br />jan, quit your day job and start a puzzle blog.<br /><br />LegoWhoEnviesjan&#39;sCreativitylegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55421658395544795702018-09-02T05:49:26.113-07:002018-09-02T05:49:26.113-07:00Over 1500 correct answers this week.Over 1500 correct answers this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38088174056885465182018-09-02T05:36:59.743-07:002018-09-02T05:36:59.743-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57519252224876629652018-09-02T05:29:50.708-07:002018-09-02T05:29:50.708-07:00Speaking of directors like Cameron, The Car Talk S...Speaking of directors like Cameron, The Car Talk Staff Credits lists their Director of Deep Sea Research as Marianna Trench.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21813892528558631432018-09-02T05:27:56.519-07:002018-09-02T05:27:56.519-07:00I congratulate Eric Chaikin on a very nice puzzle....I congratulate Eric Chaikin on a very nice puzzle. The answer is very satisfying. Thank you, Eric,<br />And, thanks also to jan, a great Blainsvillian, for posting these NPR Sunday puzzles at the crack of dawn.<br /><br />LegoWhoIsNowWorkingOnRiffOffPuzzlesToPostOnPuzzleria!ForNextFriday&#39;sNewUploadinglegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40588789926156862562018-09-02T05:08:52.052-07:002018-09-02T05:08:52.052-07:00Does James Cameron drive a Chevy Camero?Does James Cameron drive a Chevy Camero?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51965079408259418542018-09-02T05:02:06.849-07:002018-09-02T05:02:06.849-07:00Next week&#39;s challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week&#39;s challenge: This challenge comes from listener Eric Chaikin of Los Angeles. The name of the film director David Lynch conceals the word AVIDLY in consecutive letters, spanning his first and last names. Can you think of a famous film director whose first and last names conceal a 6-letter name of car, past or present, in consecutive letters?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43100933102236498272018-09-01T16:26:13.150-07:002018-09-01T16:26:13.150-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36206281910992820302018-08-31T12:41:04.742-07:002018-08-31T12:41:04.742-07:00The success of this week&#39;s on-air player, Andr...The success of this week&#39;s on-air player, Andrew Laeuger, was impressive. <br />A search for his name unsurprisingly lead to a young man who has many interests and accomplishments.<br />There have been several other teenagers make it to the program, but my guess is that the average age of NPR Puzzlers approaches the middle years, so to speak; the many that hail to the &quot;post card days.&quot;<br />I wonder what the future holds for coming generations with interests like ours.<br />I hope luminaries in the field, such as Will Shortz and our own legolambda, have plans for them Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23977835877047227472018-08-31T11:10:17.771-07:002018-08-31T11:10:17.771-07:00Bonus Challenge this week.
Take the last name of ...Bonus Challenge this week.<br /><br />Take the last name of a musical family that plays roughly the same kind of music as the musician that is the answer to this weeks challenge. The Family name meets the NEANDERTHAL EMBARRASS SATURATION CONTEMPTUOUSNESS criteria. (but is not composed exclusively of “narrow” or “short” letters)<br />Two members of this family are very well-known to fans of that style of music.<br />When you take the first name of the younger musician and insert a letter in it, phonetically you get the first name of a famous 20th century politician.<br />When you take the first name of the older musician and insert the letters “D” and “T”, you get, reading left to right the last names of two other 20th century politicians. (One American and one Non-American)<br /><br />Who are the two related musicians and the three politicians?<br /><br />Family name --&gt; MARSalis<br />Wynton and Branford Marsalis<br />Wynton + &quot;s&quot; --&gt; Wynston or Winston Churchill<br />Branford + &quot;dt&quot; --&gt; Brandt-Ford --&gt; Willy Brandt German Chancellor 1969-1974 &amp; Gerald Ford U.S. President 1974-1977.<br />Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59319785866572899062018-08-31T09:39:25.008-07:002018-08-31T09:39:25.008-07:00I clued that &quot;I got this one in three minutes...I clued that &quot;I got this one in three minutes, but I adore this musician&#39;s work. I started by thinking of the five hottest artists out there and -- end of story.&quot;<br /><br />&gt;&gt; Three minutes was the rough length of the 78s on which Armstrong first recorded.<br /><br />&gt;&gt; His first groups were the &quot;Hot Fives&quot; and the &quot;Hot Sevens,&quot; hence my note about &quot;thinking of the five hottest artists....&quot;<br /><br />&gt;&gt; And Satchmo began his career in the now lost Storyville section of New Orleans, hence my note about &quot;end of story.&quot;<br /><br />Ben<br /><br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24464629594428172062018-08-31T05:22:14.135-07:002018-08-31T05:22:14.135-07:00Yes Jan, my references to the US Open (tennis) wer...Yes Jan, my references to the US Open (tennis) were clueing Louis Armstrong stadium which “serves” as court 2(deuce) at the tournament. It was actually rebuilt and is debuting in its new form this year. And my boys have worked some matches there this week. (And WW - the tourney “rolls on” into next week. <br /><br />I guess Ringo (groin) would have been too easy but the last name didn’t work! Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63545751072515824902018-08-31T01:21:11.226-07:002018-08-31T01:21:11.226-07:00In rereading your post, FloridaGuy, I again thank ...In rereading your post, FloridaGuy, I again thank you for alluding to the &quot;bell-curve&quot; aspect of the possible sums from 0 to 18. As a mathematics &quot;dabbler&quot; it did not dawn (literally!) on me until now that of course the middling values are more likely to occur.<br /><br />LegoWhoHeardThe&quot;Bell&quot;GoOffThanksToFloridaGuyAndNowRecallsThatTheOddsForSixEightAndEspeciallySevenComingUpAreRelativelyGoodWhenRollingParadise! legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8008908234084214552018-08-31T00:37:52.885-07:002018-08-31T00:37:52.885-07:00Thanks again, FloridaGuy. And, you have provided a...Thanks again, FloridaGuy. And, you have provided a wonderful analysis. You must be some kind of statistician!<br />What intrigued me when I created the puzzle was that in the first 34 digits of e, the sums of the 17 pairs fluctuated so little. Indeed, 15 of the 17 were in that amazingly narrow 8-through-11 bracket, and 14 of 17 were either 8, 9 or 10! (That&#39;s 10 Wow!, not 10-factorial).<br />By the way, I just uploaded the new Joseph Young&#39;s Puzzleria! (see Blaine&#39;s PUZZLE LINKS) about 30 minutes ago. Welcome to all.<br /><br />LegoWhoCongratulatesFloridaGuyForNotSlippingUpOnHis&quot;Slick&quot;MathPuzzle legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17669394113512392022018-08-30T20:33:46.435-07:002018-08-30T20:33:46.435-07:00My post “Arrivederci Roma (Civitavecchia) in style...My post “Arrivederci Roma (Civitavecchia) in style” referred to the fact that Crystal cruise ships always broadcast What a Wonderful World when leaving port.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60553131133683419572018-08-30T19:29:06.025-07:002018-08-30T19:29:06.025-07:00For legolambda&#39;s ``Blanks that ...&#39;&#39; m...For legolambda&#39;s ``Blanks that ...&#39;&#39; math puzzle:<br /><br />The puzzle is based on e = 2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757..., the base of the natural logarithms, known as Euler&#39;s number. The missing elements are 5 and 6. The sequence 9, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 9, 9, 5, 8, 6, 10, 11, 8, 8, 8, 8 ... is derived by adding successive pairs of digits of e.<br /><br />The ``elements exceed[ing] expectations&#39;&#39; are 8 and 9. If pairs of digits occur uniformly over the 100 pairs (0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2), ... (1, 0), (1, 1), ..., (9, 9), then we would expect 1% of the sums to be 0, 2% to be 1, ..., 9% to be 8, 10% to be 9, 9% to be 11, ..., and 1% to be 18. The puzzle is based on 17 pairs of digits, so we would expect 1.7 sums to be 9, but we have 6, and 1.53 to be 8, but we have 5. So, the number of 8s and 9s appearing exceeds expectations.<br /><br />I wrote ``elements exceed expectations&#39;&#39; because I like the alliteration. It didn&#39;t hurt that each word begins with e.<br /><br />Some years ago there was an NFL team called the Houston Oilers. As legolambda notes on Puzzleria!, Euler is pronounced Oiler.<br /><br />The ``very talented&#39;&#39; is a nod to his Chevrolet/Chex/Rolex problem. V and T are the letters changed to X. That said, my comment does express a sincere sentiment.<br />FloridaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313494428213371983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10146930758337402922018-08-30T17:51:34.605-07:002018-08-30T17:51:34.605-07:00Great puzzles and posts! I don&#39;t think I&#39;d...Great puzzles and posts! I don&#39;t think I&#39;d ever heard of Pigasus. If I did, it went into short term memory, never to be heard from again!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73496100833091632772018-08-30T17:14:09.613-07:002018-08-30T17:14:09.613-07:00In the first few minutes Wall-E listens to &quot;L...In the first few minutes Wall-E listens to &quot;La Vie en Rose&quot; performed by Louis Armstrong.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735880948037439727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69196293826627871002018-08-30T16:54:10.175-07:002018-08-30T16:54:10.175-07:00My &quot;cannibalism&quot; mention referred to spe...My &quot;cannibalism&quot; mention referred to speculation that Pigasus ended up on the dinner table of a Chicago cop.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61877537976599840062018-08-30T16:50:12.925-07:002018-08-30T16:50:12.925-07:00Snipper, were your mentions of the U.S. Open tenni...Snipper, were your mentions of the U.S. Open tennis tournament hints about Louis Armstrong Stadium there in Queens? The larger (Arthur) Ashe stadium there appears in crosswords all the time, but I hadn&#39;t realized (until it was mentioned in an article in the <i>Times</i> today that the second-biggest arena at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was named for Armstrong.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com